Not Dolly Doctor but ...Soul Doctor

Amazing the new things that come about even unplanned. We got two guinea pigs desperate for each other...no that's wrong...one is desperate for the other in a rather tiring capacity...if you catch my drift. Surely that does't represent mankind!?! We are not so physically driven to procreate. Anyhow one women went into detail over the phone with me about the need for the male to be kept separate from the female until the female reaches a certain age AND when they are close to giving birth so as not to become pregnant once again straight away...at least they don't eat their young as I hear other fathers do when they feel threatened by another man's children. My goodness it sure is primitive 'Lion King' behaviour. Funny seeing our dog stalk the new guinea pigs. Wonder where that curiosity would lead? Their death from fear perhaps. Do they have a heart attack? Learning lots from animal behaviour. Chickens need personal space during their daily routine and during t...

Gee ...today I am glad I have photos to show some good times as the subsequent critiquing of our handling of events got me sidetracked. 1- don't make assumptions 2-don't broach tricky subjects whilst husband drives 3-be quick to clean up messes regardless of what priority I give it 4-read stories lying down with kids when all goes pear-shaped 5-reading facebook posts CAN lift my spirits or at least take the focus of the current drama 6-earphones of podcasts are good even though I prefer the cushy route of listening to music 7-think through plans before both driving to the same location. 8-putting earphones on my teen might stop him reacting so 'full-on' to MANY situations. 9-take myself and/or others for a walk to see the sights at social occasions 10-create something beautiful like cake or art or writing when all else feels like it's in ruins. Had to ask myself today...do I laugh much? And I don't mean the sinister scoffing type ! I am going to tr...

I realize that no-one is likely to read this and whilst this is a shame (could be fascinating reading !) I recognize that I was writing this more to acquaint myself with blogging,  and express myself with hopefully a bit of pizzazz. Today I loved walking alone with the dog in cool of late afternoon. A guilty pleasure knowing that kids and adults could have used my help back at the ranch but I had pretty much had them (single-handedly at least half of that time) for 10 hours straight. I'm sure I was less jumpy after the event although I was dragging my feet home. Now- you are going to hate me starting on the negative but all that effort to get a bottle of wine and I made a terrible choice- sparkling Shiraz. Laugh that my mother in law told me how much she liked it three times over but I was not reassured. In fact I tipped half the undrunk glasses down the drain and hope the sparkle will drift out of the remainder. Positives today? Coffee and walk brief but worthwhile early in the ...

What is notable: We sure worked hard on the chicken coop having to endure a noisy tribe of kids to Bunnings and back and sift through the crowds at Bunnings (wasn't even a sale!) . I resisted the temptation to block out the bedlam with music as that would have frustrated my mother even further. Then a semi - enjoyable trip to the shopping mall in search for banks . I regretted that . I had already had enough. But heh... we got through it and remained fairly amiable. I had heard the expression to show compassion towards kids was "try again" and I managed to tack that onto a range of at least 6 poor behaviors . Must say it kept me on schedule rather than dissolve into tears. Bless my eldest - I had explicitly showed him the circled items he was to buy from Aldi and somehow he came out with a LOT of extra 'luxuries' (mouthwash....I had said toothpaste). What a sucker! He said "Mum, it was all so cheap". Going out for coffee alone this morning walking alo...

Soul food for Today: Love this brown perspective of me ..hahah! This blog serves as good desert , reflection of the worthwhile moments...but also offers me a taste of the meals I'm likely to sample in coming times. I did apply for a job at Mcdonalds, the brainwave of our seven year old. No , I detest the idea of grease rising up and serving substandard food-but the idea of serving customers enticed me , as did the idea of multitasking and eventually managing a joint like that. I feel like I'm trying out ideas that had their inception in my youth. People will laugh as they thought me an unlikely person to work at any of these huge basic shops (Coles, Kmart...) Strangely, the current challenges of my life as mother and wife make the new experiences tantalizing , like seeing how I can adapt my honed skill -set as home-maker to corporate industry...Would your label it as corporate?! An aside I learnt from Mum how to do 'dripper' reticulation today and feel confident ...

I remember being in the great Hall where you could snag a bargain - the bidding fierce..this is where I scored my first (and only) boxes of Dolly Mags. I was not one to be pretentious, mainly because I did not have the money to keep up with the trends. BUT ...these mags had great advice about all manners of girly issues...well mostly about puberty and relationship issues. Late on I took on the equivalent in women's mags but these , especially Cleo, were pornographic in comparison and I felt squeamish reading them. Anyway , I never planned to bid for magazines. Some plastered my wall and I mean literally plastered in a type of decorage using glue. Mum won a kitchenette in that same bidding war and I admired her, and the kitchenette, all the more from that day. Why write a blog? I love journalling but of late it has seemed quite purposeless . Well at least it provides more purpose sharing my musings with others in the vain hope you may gain comfort from knowing I am not as together ...